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Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 2-62862, described as Cotton beaded purse, synthetic lining, metal edging and chain handle. Purple crochet; iridescent green purple, blue bead; gold metal. Length 6” Width across top 5 1/2” Beaded bag; Woven paisley fragment in red, aqua, black and multicolor shaped into a purse with pleated fullness at top. Woven designs outlined with spaced steel beads. Frame removed. 10” x 16” Worn, some beads missing. Lined with rose satin. Before 1900, widening to 10 1/2”across bottom. Vertical rows of beads alternate with crocheted striped. Beaded stripes are tapered towards top of purse. Purse made by Zula Talbott when she was 18-20 years old. She was the donor’s sister and lived in Reno, Nevada.

Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 2-5811, described as Leather, with embroidery of red skin and thread. U - shaped flat pouch of bleached deerskin trimmed with sealskin, red dyed applique strips, plaited sinew carrying cord.

Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 2-62120, described as Rectangular; totemic design with animal face with prominent teeth, pair of eyes and rectangle below; wrapped tassels at base; twined mountain goat wool dyed blue-green, black and yellow; cedar bark warp.

Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 1-2796, described as Net, knotless. Made of twisted cotton and other fiber string. Keystone-shaped, constricted opening at top. String carrying handle.

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